Fun Tree House
Since 1958, Oklahoma has made learning about space and science fun. At the Science Museum of Oklahoma kids and adults get the opportunity to learn with a series of hands-on exhibits.
Exhibits:
Destination Space is a large exhibit that will answer all the space questions your kids have. Questions like:
- What is gravity and how does it work?
- What do satellites do?
- How do rockets work?
- How do astronauts live in space?
And much more.
The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame is one of my favorite exhibits. You’ll have fun watching your kids tumble, flip, and balance just like a gymnast. This is a great place to help your child get rid of some energy.
Who Done It? is an exciting new exhibit that will engage your little investigator. The great people of the Science Museum Oklahoma partnered with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to create an exhibit that immerses you in a real life mystery and teaches the scientific methods that real life investigators use.
I can’t tell you everything they have there, there’s just too much! But I want to talk about the awesome area called the Gadget Trees. They brought the outside in with two huge trees. Big tree houses are full of hands-on learning. Your child will have fun learning about the pulley, lever, wedge, wheel/axle, inclined plane, and screw. As your child learns about these fundamental tools, he will climb to the top of the tree and stare down a 2 story high twisting slide!
Many of the exhibits are for older kids, but look around anyway. Your two-year-old can’t break anything! There is a play and explore area just for young kids.
The Kids Space is a place for parents to sit down and let their little ones explore. It’s a closed-in area so children can’t escape. My two-year-old really loves the bubble and water play area. She puts on the provided apron and has a great time. Tucked back in a corner is a quiet room for mothers of babies to nurse and change diapers in privacy. There is also a dedicated play area for crawling and toddling babies.
Other activities in the Kids Space include:
- Face painting
- Puppets
- Blocks
- Brain Teasers
Other exhibits worth mentioning:
- Planetarium — a cool 360 degree film about the night sky
- Science Live — a live show where they make things explode
- Explorazone — interactive stations that change periodically
- Aviation — real planes help demonstrate the science of flight
- Trains — model trains travel around a miniature city
And more!
This is a great place on cold or wet days. Just be aware, you won’t be the only one with this idea and it may be kind of crowded.
Admission facts: Tickets for adults are $14.95 each, kids are $11.95. That’s a lot in my book. Consider buying a membership. We shared a membership with another family, so we paid for 3 and they paid for 3. That got us 2 membership cards and 4 free guest passes to split between us. We paid $50 each. That may sound like a lot but if you plan to go more than once in a year then it’s worth it. In addition to a discount in the museum store, you will get discounted admission at a bunch of other museums around the nation. For instance, I recently went to the Science and Nature Museum in Dallas for FREE! The list of participating museums is four pages long. I strongly recommend getting a membership.
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